European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 8

European Tour 2013/2014
Event 8

Tournament information
Dates	6–9 February 2014
Venue	Gdynia Sports Arena
City	Gdynia
Country	Poland
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund	€125,600
Winner's share	€25,000
Highest break	147
Final
Champion	Shaun Murphy
Runner-up	Fergal O'Brien
Score	4–1
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The European Tour 2013/2014 – Event 8 (also known as the 2014 Gdynia Open^[1]) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–9 February 2014 at the Gdynia Sports Arena in Gdynia, Poland.^[2]

Neil Robertson was the defending champion,^[3] but he lost 3–4 against Alan McManus in the last 64.

Shaun Murphy won in the final 4–1 against Fergal O'Brien.^[4] This was Murphy's first title since the 2011 Brazil Masters 29 months earlier.^[5][6] Murphy also made the 104th official maximum break during his last 16 match against Jamie Jones. This was Murphy's third official 147 break,^[7] and the seventh in the 2013/2014 season.

Prize fund and ranking points

The breakdown of prize money and ranking points of the event is shown below:^[1][8][9]

	Prize fund	Ranking points^1
Winner	€25,000	2,000
Runner-up	€12,000	1,600
Semi-finalist	€6,000	1,280
Quarter-finalist	€4,000	1,000
Last 16	€2,300	760
Last 32	€1,200	560
Last 64	€700	360
Maximum break[5]	€600	–
Total	€125,600	–

• ¹ Only professional players can earn ranking points.

Main draw

^[10][11][12]

Preliminary rounds

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Krzysztof Wrobel	4–1	Maciej Maciejwski

Round 2

Best of 7 frames

Marcin Nitschke 4–1 Grzegorz Biernadski Maciej Sarapuk 0–4 Thomas Goldstein Kacper Filipiak 4–0 Tomasz Malecki Oliver Brown 4–0 Michal Ebert Filipe Cardoso 3–4 Wojciech Przylucki Felix Buchfeld n/s–w/o Mateusz Goslinowski Marcin Bek 1–4 Rafał Jewtuch Michael Wild w/d–w/o Ross Higgins Anita Maflin 0–4 Joe Steele Michael Collumb 4–0 Antoni Kowalski Mateusz Baranowski 0–4 Sanderson Lam Kevin Dabrowski 0–4 Hans Blanckaert Konrad Piekarczyk 0–4 David Frew Mateusz Nowak 4–2 Wojciech Bojewski Kashif Khan w/d–w/o Sam Harvey Krzysztof Wrobel 3–4 Michael Georgiou

Karol Lelek 4–0 Rafal Gorecki Tetyana Volovelska 0–4 Christopher Keogan Oliver Lines 4–0 Brian Cox Gareth Allen 4–1 Charlie Walters Adrian Materek 1–4 Billy Brown Oliwia Lachowicz w/d–w/o Robert Valiant Kamil Zubrzycki w/d–w/o Jamie Rhys Clarke Maciej Kielkowicz 0–4 Jeff Cundy Nathan Jones 4–2 Maciej Michowski Ben Harrison w/d–w/o Matthew Hudson Michal Matuszczyk 0–4 Ricky Norris Matthew Day 4–1 Ryan Causton Konrad Sor 1–4 Marcin Kolibski Tomasz Marczak 0–4 Jaroslaw Kowalski Pawel Rogoza 2–4 Adam Stefanow Denis Lachowicz w/d–w/o Sydney Wilson

Round 3

Best of 7 frames

Marcin Nitschke 4–2 Thomas Goldstein Kacper Filipiak 4–2 Oliver Brown Wojciech Przylucki 4–0 Mateusz Goslinowski Rafał Jewtuch 4–3 Ross Higgins Joe Steele 0–4 Michael Collumb Sanderson Lam 4–2 Hans Blanckaert David Frew 4–1 Mateusz Nowak Sam Harvey 1–4 Michael Georgiou

Karol Lelek 1–4 Christopher Keogan Oliver Lines 1–4 Gareth Allen Billy Brown 0–4 Robert Valiant Jamie Rhys Clarke 4–3 Jeff Cundy Nathan Jones w/o–w/d Matthew Hudson Ricky Norris 2–4 Matthew Day Marcin Kolibski 4–1 Jaroslaw Kowalski Adam Stefanow 4–1 Sydney Wilson

Main rounds

Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Mark Selby		4
	Chen Zhe		0			Mark Selby		3
	Anthony Hamilton		4			Anthony Hamilton		4
	Marcin Nitschke		1								Anthony Hamilton		0
	Matthew Stevens		1								Matthew Selt		4
	Allan Taylor		4			Allan Taylor		0
	Matthew Selt		4			Matthew Selt		4
	Ahmed Saif		2													Matthew Selt		4
	Martin Gould		4													Robert Milkins		0
	Kacper Filipiak		1			Martin Gould		4
	Peter Lines		4			Peter Lines		1
	Xiao Guodong		3								Martin Gould		2
	Robert Milkins		4								Robert Milkins		4
	Paul Davison		3			Robert Milkins		4
	John Astley		3			Fraser Patrick		0
	Fraser Patrick		4

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Judd Trump		4
	Liu Chuang		2			Judd Trump		4
	Chris Wakelin		4			Chris Wakelin		0
	Alexander Ursenbacher		2								Judd Trump		4
	Mike Dunn		4								Steve Davis		3
	Michael Leslie		2			Mike Dunn		2
	Steve Davis		4			Steve Davis		4
	Wojciech Przylucki		1													Judd Trump		4
	Tom Ford		4													Mark King		3
	Rafał Jewtuch		0			Tom Ford		4
	Aditya Mehta		4			Aditya Mehta		1
	James Wattana		0								Tom Ford		3
	Mark King		4								Mark King		4
	Chris Norbury		3			Mark King		4
	Joe Perry		4			Joe Perry		1
	Daniel Wells		1

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Michael Holt		4
	Li Hang		1			Michael Holt		0
	Jamie Jones		4			Jamie Jones		4
	Michael Collumb		2								Jamie Jones		4
	Mark Davis		4								Martin O'Donnell		3
	Ratchayothin Yotharuck		2			Mark Davis		1
	Martin O'Donnell		4			Martin O'Donnell		4
	Jak Jones		3													Jamie Jones		2
	Kyren Wilson		3													Shaun Murphy		4
	Tian Pengfei		4			Tian Pengfei		4
	Robbie Williams		4			Robbie Williams		2
	Li Yan		0								Tian Pengfei		1
	Stuart Bingham		4								Shaun Murphy		4
	Sanderson Lam		0			Stuart Bingham		1
	Shaun Murphy		4			Shaun Murphy		4
	Jamie O'Neil		0

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Stephen Maguire		4
	Cao Xinlong		0			Stephen Maguire		4
	Ryan Day		w/o			Ryan Day		0
	Robin Hull		w/d								Stephen Maguire		4
	Gary Wilson		4								Michael Wasley		1
	Adam Duffy		3			Gary Wilson		3
	Michael Wasley		4			Michael Wasley		4
	David Frew		0													Stephen Maguire		4
	Barry Hawkins		4													John Higgins		2
	Ryan Clark		1			Barry Hawkins		4
	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon		w/d			Jimmy White		1
	Jimmy White		w/o								Barry Hawkins		3
	John Higgins		4								John Higgins		4
	Michael Georgiou		0			John Higgins		4
	Anthony McGill		3			Elliot Slessor		3
	Elliot Slessor		4

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Ricky Walden		w/d
	Christopher Keogan		w/o			Christopher Keogan		1
	Marcus Campbell		4			Marcus Campbell		4
	Andrew Higginson		1								Marcus Campbell		4
	Joel Walker		1								Gareth Allen		3
	Gareth Allen		4			Gareth Allen		4
	Andrew Norman		4			Andrew Norman		2
	Dave Harold		3													Marcus Campbell		1
	Joe Swail		4													Alfie Burden		4
	Ross Muir		0			Joe Swail		3
	Michael White		3			Craig Steadman		4
	Craig Steadman		4								Craig Steadman		2
	Alfie Burden		4								Alfie Burden		4
	Noppon Saengkham		3			Alfie Burden		4
	Jimmy Robertson		4			Jimmy Robertson		1
	Andrew Pagett		3

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Marco Fu		4
	Robert Valiant		0			Marco Fu		0
	Nigel Bond		4			Nigel Bond		4
	Hammad Miah		1								Nigel Bond		3
	Sam Baird		4								Sam Baird		4
	Vinnie Calabrese		2			Sam Baird		4
	Luca Brecel		1			Jamie Rhys Clarke		0
	Jamie Rhys Clarke		4													Sam Baird		4
	Barry Pinches		4													Barry Pinches		2
	Nathan Jones		3			Barry Pinches		4
	Pankaj Advani		2			Alex Borg		1
	Alex Borg		4								Barry Pinches		4
	Ian Burns		4								Ian Burns		3
	Yu Delu		0			Ian Burns		4
	Scott Donaldson		4			Scott Donaldson		1
	James Cahill		3

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	David Gilbert		4
	Cao Yupeng		1			David Gilbert		4
	David Grace		4			David Grace		1
	Matthew Day		0								David Gilbert		3
	Mark Joyce		4								Zhang Anda		4
	Ken Doherty		3			Mark Joyce		1
	Gerard Greene		3			Zhang Anda		4
	Zhang Anda		4													Zhang Anda		4
	Kurt Maflin		2													Rod Lawler		1
	Lee Page		4			Lee Page		2
	Rod Lawler		4			Rod Lawler		4
	Marcin Kolibski		0								Rod Lawler		4
	Ben Woollaston		1								Jamie Cope		0
	Rory McLeod		4			Rory McLeod		1
	David Morris		w/d			Jamie Cope		4
	Jamie Cope		w/o

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames					Last 64 Best of 7 frames					Last 32 Best of 7 frames					Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Graeme Dott		4
	Peter Ebdon		3			Graeme Dott		4
	Stuart Carrington		3			Patrick Einsle		2
	Patrick Einsle		4								Graeme Dott		1
	Neil Robertson		4								Alan McManus		4
	Adam Stefanow		1			Neil Robertson		3
	Alan McManus		4			Alan McManus		4
	Sean O'Sullivan		3													Alan McManus		1
	Fergal O'Brien		4													Fergal O'Brien		4
	Alex Davies		1			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Tony Drago		4			Tony Drago		3
	Liam Highfield		0								Fergal O'Brien		4
	Dominic Dale		4								Dominic Dale		3
	Dechawat Poomjaeng		1			Dominic Dale		4
	Mark Williams		3			Liang Wenbo		1
	Liang Wenbo		4

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	Matthew Selt		4
	Judd Trump		1			Matthew Selt		1
	Shaun Murphy		4			Shaun Murphy		4
	Stephen Maguire		3								Shaun Murphy		4
	Alfie Burden		3								Fergal O'Brien		1
	Sam Baird		4			Sam Baird		1
	Zhang Anda		2			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Fergal O'Brien		4

Century breaks

^[13]

147, 138, 136, 128, 103 Shaun Murphy 138 Liu Chuang 137 Steve Davis 136, 133 Alfie Burden 136, 120, 107 Martin Gould 133, 111, 106, 103 Sam Baird 129, 100 Mark King 127 Gareth Allen 126 Peter Ebdon 125, 109 Alan McManus 123 Rod Lawler 121, 100 Mark Davis 118 Marcus Campbell 113 Fergal O'Brien

113 Zhang Anda 112, 100 Neil Robertson 110 Mark Selby 108 Stephen Maguire 106 Chris Norbury 106 Matthew Selt 106 Kurt Maflin 105 Judd Trump 104 Jak Jones 103 Tian Pengfei 102 Ken Doherty 101 David Grace 100 Ian Burns 100 Dominic Dale

References

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External links

• Official website (Polish)
• 2014 Gdynia Open in Poland – Pictures by Iza Morska & Mikołaj Ochman at Facebook